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Chapter 13 Imperial Cholas Origin: --Chola declined to feudarity Uraiyur after the end of Sangam period. --In 9 th cent AD Vijalya (The founder of Chola Dynasty) -- source = Temple inscription = society + economy+administration -- Prantaka 1 = Built Vimana of Nataraja temple at Chimdambaram with Golden roof. Rajaraja 1 (985-1014 AD): --Under Rajaraja + his son Rajendra 1 = highest peak. -- Foreign Occupied = Srilanka + Maldavies +malay island --In Sri lanka   = built Shiva temple = Polanaruva. -- Deomestically occupied= Chera + Pandya + Telgu Choda à extended till Tunghabhadra --Shivite --Built = Rajarajeshwara temple AKA Brihadeshwara temple --Helped in the construction of Buddhist monestry = at Nagapattinam. Rajendra (1102- 1044 AD): -- 100% annexation of Sri Lanka. -- Tungabhadra became Norther boundary -------separating Western Chalukya --Conqured till Ganga in North à made Gangaikondacholapura a city in T.N --Built Rajeshwaram temp

Chapter 12 Chalukya And Rashtrakuta Dynasty Chalukya(543-755 AD): --Two = 1)Western Chalukya(Of Vengi) + 2)Eastern Chalukya(Of Kalyani). --Pulkeshin 1 =   Founder --Language= Sanskrit + Kannad Pulkeshin 2(608-642 AD) : -- Source : Aihole inscription (by Ravikirti , a court poet = Jain ) --He defeated = Kadambas of banbasi , Gangas (Ruler= Durvinita) of Mysore , Harshavardhana couldn’t cross Narmada river. -- Got defeated = NarsimhaVarman 1 ( Pallavas) at Kanchi à title= Vatapikonda (Vatapi=capital of Chalukyas) -- Hiuen Tsang ===Visited(Pulkeshins kingdom) à Buddhism decline = Western Deccan à Jainism=no problem====May be because Ravikirti , the court poet, was Jaina. Successors : Vikramaditya (son of Pulkeshin 2) destroyed Kanchi= revenge taken(from Pallavas)                        KirtiVarman à Last king= Defeated by Rashtrakuta . Administration: -- Central Administration à No autonomy to village(Unlike Pallavas and Cholas) --Great maritime po

Chapter 11 South Indian Kingdom- Pallavas -- Origin (3 theories):           --1)Origin from Partihian (Iran) à Foreign origin           --2)Descendent of Chola(Prince)   and Naga (Princess) à Island of Manipallavam           --3)Branch of Brahmin royal dynasty of Vakatakas --Widely accepted theory = Pallava à native to Tondimandlam (T.N) à When Tondimandlam conquered by Satvahnas à Pallavas =Feudatory à therefor Pallava inscription= Sanskrit + Prakrit. + patronized Brahminism. Political History:                 3 lines of progress:                                 250- 350 AD ===Charter in Sanskrit +Prakrit =Influence of Satvahna =Shivaskand Varman and Vijyaskand Varman.                                 350-550 AD===Charter in Sanskrit =Influence of Gupta= Vishnugupta à defeted Samudragupta.                                     550- 9 th Cent AD==Charter in Sanskrit + Tamil =Mahendravarman,Narshinvarman,etc